20231008 || Question and Answer Session || Mangalore, India #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Be sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. Don't forget, grab your smartphone and download the Lava Mantra app and stay in touch. Guru Maharaj's message is your advice advantage. The following is a question and answer session given by His Holiness Jaya Patanka Swami Maharaj on October 8, 2023 in Mangalore.

Arion Tata.

So I thought I could just come and answer a few questions.

So I thought I just could come and answer a few questions.

That's of course if you have questions.

That's of course if you have questions.

His grace Mahavarah speaking.

So his grace Mahavaraha. He spoke.

Was speaking.

Was speaking.

Maur Prabhup Patiri Redeta.

And.

We like everybody gets a chance to hear from different devotees.

So we would like to see that everybody gets a chance to hear from different devotees.

This is. We follow the nine processes of devotional service.

We follow the nine processes of devotional service.

First process is hearing Shrava.

And the first process is hearing Shravanam.

Second process is singing or hearing.

The second process is singing or hearing.

First the processor Kiruna. Second the panpina.

That's also known as Kirtanam.

That's also known as Kirtanam.

Then we want to remember what has been spoken that God Swarna.

So we also want to remember words is being spoken. That's also. That's Maranam. We want to do service for Krishna. So like that there are nine processes of devotional service.

All of them.

And we would like to perform all of them for the pleasure of Lord Krishna.

So do you have any questions?

Do you have any questions? They are writing it down. Shla.

Guru Maharaj, if you write it down then it will be a secret who asks the question.

So if you write it down then it would be a secret who asked the question. Unless you put your name there. Do they have any question anybody wants to ask directly without writing? Come forward please, Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful awareness. Respectful avengers. How do you know the services we do is actually satisfies you? How do we know that the service.

9 to rush 10.

Nice question.

Because we should do service to please Guru and Krishna.

Because we should do service to please Guru and Krishna.

Certain things a guru has said he likes to be done.

So certain things the Guru has said has to be done.

I just like I told Nama Nishta.

Just like I told Namanishta that I like a temple. That I like a temple.

So during that seva constructing a temple.

So doing that seva Constructing a temple.

And in all that pleasing to the guru.

And he knows that it's pleasing to the guru. Yeah, yeah.

Actually that was. I went to meet Guru Maharaj and this was I think in Tirupati. And he was being very kind to me and he told me, construct a temple. So I said, put your hand and order. And that is the time he put his hand on my head and ordered make a beautiful temple with all the facilities. And at that moment we were only three devotees and we had no money. And I still remember next detail. He told me on June 5, Panihatti 2020 that what you are doing that was online visit and we hardly had any devotees. And I said there is nothing to do because everything is closed. So why don't you do like chennai? They made 6,000 devotees attended their course. So I thought Sumitirakrishna 6,000 Naminishta will do 10,000. And I tried and within four days 10,000 people registered. And we don't even know from where the money came. We don't even know. In fact, all the devotees Guru Maharaj initiated yesterday, all, all came from online and it is unbelievable. Thank you Guru Maharaj.

Question from Prema Prakash Haridas, Dr. Parikh. Single most important incident with Srila Prabhupada. You want us to know and learn Single most important incident from Srila Prabhupada that you want us to know and learn.

You know, Srila Prabhupada taught many things.

You know, rla Prabhupada taught many things.

Prabhupada Mastha Kalpadera.

So he was asking what's the most important thing to learn from the spiritual master.

So he was asking what is the most important thing to learn from the spiritual master.

So everybody has a different idea.

So everybody had a different idea. Had a different idea.

But Prabhupada's idea was that you should learn priority or how to soul.

So Prabhupada's idea that you should learn pure bhakti how to serve Ka.

Bhakti.

His attitude of service is the most important thing.

This attitude of service is the most important thing.

This light. Prabhupada went to the west to spread ka consciousness all over the world.

Just like Srila Prabhupada went to the west to spread ka consciousness all over the world.

What is the secret?

So he said, what's the secret?

He said the secret was everything he did was tomorrow hashtag.

So the secret was, he said everything he did was to swallow his spiritual master like his Spiritual master told him to publish books. His spiritual master told him to establish a gbc.

He did. He tried to carry out the instruction of his spiritual master.

So everything he did, he tried to carry out the order of his spiritual master. Instruction of his spiritual master.

Guru Na Adesana Paraprayataman.

There secret of success.

That was his secret of success. Okay. How to take our inabilities Inabilities in performing some seva. How to take our inabilities in performing some seva and in material life.

Yes.

Sometimes someone is expert at something.

Sometimes they are not expert.

Sometimes they are not expert.

Hello Sati nama Kelavi.

But Lord Krishna is expert at everything.

So we try to do all the services for Ka.

So we try to do all the services for Krishna.

And some services will be well done.

And some services will be well done. And some could be better.

So I ask Krishna for mercy to do our services better.

So we ask Krishna for his mercy to do our services better.

And the shortcomings are taken as areas that we need to concentrate more on.

And the shortcomings are taken as the areas that we should need to concentrate more. Next question. Hare Krishna. Guru Maharaj, please accept my respectful obeisances to your lotus feet. Please guide us. How to avoid Vaishnava aparat from Rukmini Devidasi.

So first we should know what is our opera.

First we should know what Vaishnava aparat is.

That's why 10 of initiation. It's all 10 of consciences.

So that's why at the time of initiation we tell the 10 offenses.

Then second thing is that we avoid committing them.

So. And the second thing is that we avoid committing them.

I don't know I was offense. I'm sorry.

What's the requirmat?

Someone may say I didn't know it was offense.

So someone may say I didn't know what I did in the past.

It was an offense.

Oh, it was an offense.

So first thing you know these are the offenses.

So first thing is you should know these are the offenses.

It's like the first of hands is to offend a devotee of the Lord.

Just like the first thing is that to offend a devotee of the Lord.

Allah is doing that.

So you should avoid doing that. And if you do, then you should get forgiven.

Against logic.

Like mother Sachi, she committed an offense against Lord Advaita Saint, Lord Chaitanya and many associates. They went to see Lord Advaita Acharya.

So he asked what brings everybody here?

So he asked. So he asked what Brings everybody here.

Then Lord Chaitanya said, Mother Tsatsi committed an offense against you.

So he said, Mother Sachi had committed some offense against you. Therefore she had come to beg forgiveness.

Mother Sachi.

He said, Mother Sachi. Mother Sachi.

Thai Sachi.

How can she offend me?

How can she offend me?

She is such a wonderful devotee.

She is such a wonderful devotee.

She carried Lord Chaitanya in her womb.

She carried Lord Chaitanya in her womb.

And he started to glorify Mother Satshi all her devotional source.

And he started to glorify Mother Sachi for all her devotional service.

Then he was so ecstatic glorifying Mother Sachi.

And then he was so ecstatic glorifying Mother Sachi.

That he fainted.

That he fainted.

Lord Chaitanya said, he's not going to forgive you.

So then Lord Chaitanya said, I'm not going to forgive you. He is not going to forgive you.

So what you can do? Take the dust from his lotus feet.

So what you can do is take the dust from his lotus feet. By taking his dust you will get forgiven. But if you ask him to forgive you, he will not do it.

Advaita Charyas lotus feet.

Then she took the dust from Advaita Acharya's lotus feet.

Everybody chanted Haribo.

Then everybody chanted Haribo.

The girls, the ladies.

And the girls, the ladies. They did ulud. Ladies can do that.

I can't do it.

I can't do it.

So like this the Lord Chaitanya. He forgave his mother for her Raishna of Bharat.

So like this Lord Chaitanya. He forgave his mother for her Vaishnava of Bharat. Next question. Guru Maharaj Then the words how to do Sakyam Sakyam like how to do Sakyam.

Guru Maharaj.

Be a friend of Krishna.

Be a friend of Krishna Krishna.

Dosiman Pule.

Many friends in Vrindavan. Arjuna was also a friend.

Many are friends in Vrindavan. Arjuna was also a friend.

So one can be a friend by following the footsteps of the friends.

One can be a friend by following the footsteps of a friend. 3. Mahshila Guru Maharaj are you ready Hare Krishna? Guru Maharaj Dandavad Pranams Please give tips or suggestions to concentrate on chanting without deviations. Distraction the mind often goes off. Giridari Gopinath Das Please give tips.

Tips are suggestions to concentrate on chanting without deviation. Mind often goes off.

Gal asks what horse to ride on.

What's their Guruji.

What horse to ride on?

Oh.

What horse to bet on? Give me this.

Prabhat said that it should take us no more than about two hours for chanting 16 rounds.

So Srila Prabhupada said it should take us not more than two hours to chant 16 rounds.

Being a manager for many years ISKCON.

So being a manager for many years in ISKCON.

There are ideas, things I have to do.

So different ideas troubling my mind with the things that I have to do.

Then I have to see the TM.

Today I have to see the TM.

Say I have to buy this, buy that. So many thoughts.

Oh today I have to buy this, buy that. So, so many thoughts.

So I do a little notebook so.

What I do is I made a.

Little notebook and I write down a.

Thought so I would write down the.

Thought otherwise the thought.

So otherwise the thought keep coming back, coming back.

I write the thought so I would.

Write the thought.

Buy something, do something.

To buy something to do something. And then I put the notebook in my pocket. I continue chanting and I continue chanting.

Sometimes I would see my watch make sure that I was not taking too much time for chanting.

Sometimes I would see my watch to make sure that I was not taking too much time for chanting.

And I'll be concentrating on Sadh Maharaj.

Murti and I would be concentrating on Srila Prabhupada's murthy Hare Krishna. The next question is from Next question. How to dedicate my life for your service? Question from Atisunder Jagannath Das. How to dedicate my life for.

Say Diwali or something.

Let's say some pooja time, say Diwali or something.

You buy something for your sister, your mother, your loved one.

So you buy something for your sister, mother or your loved ones.

While you're buying it, you're thinking what does this person like?

So while you are buying it you would think what would this person like? What can I get?

Like that the act of shopping.

So like that the act of shopping.

Becomes act of love.

Becomes an act of love.

In the same way when you want to do something or the spiritual master.

In the same way when you want to do something for for the spiritual master, think.

Like that. What will be pleasing? What can they use?

So you think like that. What would be pleasing? What can be used? So in that way it's an act of love for your spiritual master Hare Krishna. Hare Krishna. The last question for today, how do we know?

Yes, how do we know?

How do we know? What's that? How do we know I love Krishna so much?

How do we know I love Krishna so much?

How do we know?

Yeah.

You said go, now you say no.

You said go, now you're saying no. You said go.

I said no.

Okay. You said go. I said no. Okay. Question from Rasarangini Radhika Devidasi.

You see, you can use Radharani's mother.

So you can use Radharani's mother method.

Sorry, I'm done. How do you know that you know Krishna enough? Do you love him or not?

So how do you know you love Krishna enough?

Radharani, no matter how much she loves Krishna.

So Radharani, no matter how much she.

Loves Krishna, she thinks I don't love Krishna enough.

She thinks I don't love Krishna enough.

So why should you think that I know I love Krishna enough.

So why should you think that I love Krishna enough?

We should never feel what we're doing, what we love. It's not so.

We should never feel that what we are doing, what we love is enough.

And by trying to serve ka better, try to love Krishna more.

So by trying to serve Krishna better, By trying to love Krishna more.

That way you can always increase your bhakti.

In that way you can always increase your bhakti.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

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